Books – Autobiography

mitoni niya nêhiyaw / Cree is Who I Truly Am

nêhiyaw-iskwêw mitoni niya / Me, I am Truly a Cree Woman

Sarah Whitecalf (Author), H.C. Wolfart (Editor), Freda Ahenakew (Editor)

A Cree woman’s life in her own words.

Forthcoming April 2021 | Publications of the Algonquian Text Society, Autobiography, Indigenous Studies, Linguistics
From the Tundra to the Trenches

Eddy Weetaltuk (Author), Thibault Martin (Editor)

The world through the eyes of an Inuit soldier.

Published February 2017 | First Voices, First Texts, Autobiography, History, Indigenous Studies, Military History
Sounding Thunder

The Stories of Francis Pegahmagabow

Brian D. McInnes (Author)

The stories of Canada’s most decorated Indigenous soldier.

Published September 2016 | Critical Studies in Native History, Autobiography, History, Indigenous Studies, Military History
A Two-Spirit Journey

The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

Ma-Nee Chacaby (Author), Mary Louisa Plummer (Author)

A compelling, harrowing, but ultimately uplifting story of resilience and self-discovery.

Published May 2016 | Critical Studies in Native History, Autobiography, Indigenous Studies
Life Among the Qallunaat

Mini Aodla Freeman (Author), Keavy Martin (Editor), Julie Rak (Editor)

An Inuit woman’s movement between worlds and ways of understanding.

Published March 2015 | First Voices, First Texts, Autobiography, Indigenous Studies, Literature, Memoir
Devil in Deerskins

My Life with Grey Owl

Anahareo (Author), Sophie McCall (Editor)

A critical edition of the 1972 bestselling autobiography, Devil in Deerskins: My Life with Grey Owl.

Published April 2014 | First Voices, First Texts, Autobiography, History, Indigenous Studies
Creating Space

My Life and Work in Indigenous Education

Verna J. Kirkness (Author)

The life story of Verna J. Kirkness, a Cree woman from Manitoba, whose simple quest to teach “in a Native way,” revolutionized Canadian education policy and practice.

Published October 2013 | Autobiography, Education, Indigenous Studies
Keep True

A Life in Politics

Howard Pawley (Author)

Howard Pawley, former Premier of Manitoba (1981-88), led the province during one of the most turbulent periods in its history. In Keep True, Pawley takes us into the inner workings of his government during this controversial period. He gives us a vivid play-by-play of the events, acknowledging what went right and what went wrong, while putting it all into a contemporary context. Along the way, he offers insight on campaign management, choosing a cabinet, appointing public servants, and leading by consensus, while describing how the principles of Canadian agrarian socialism shaped his political vision.

Published February 2011 | Autobiography, Political Studies